If your nose is running because of allergies rather than sickness, it seems the tissues would not do any harm. The material is subjected to high heat in the steaming compost piles. If I were you, I’d pursue the issue further and make sure you didn’t just happen to speak to someone shooting off an easy answer rather than a valid ones.

Since I have allergies that is a major source of my waste. Bummer.

I’m glad you’re feeling better… so many people I know have been nastily sick lately… somehow I’ve managed to skate by unscathed… *knocks on wood*

I composted my Kleenex, too. Not in my own bin, but in Oakland’s green bin. I too am hoping it was the right thing to do. I’ve visited a commercial compost facility, and I know that the temps get way up there, so hopefully hot enough to kill whatever ailed us.

I also called Kraft to see if we could compost the paper liners that Jell-O comes packaged in, but they nice lady I talked to didn’t know. They seem to have a plastic-y sheen on the inside — do you know if they can be put in the bin?

Hope you’re A-OK now. :)

Probably your tissue wrapper would be considered a contaminant that wouldn’t do much harm since it’s so small. That’s just my guess.

Clif — that song was just the right thing at this moment.

Here is a song sung by the kids at the school where my partner works. It is so joyful and uplifting that I’m spreading it around to give everyone a smile. Yes, I know the agony of suffering through children singing at school but this is professionally produced and quite different.

The song begins on slide 4 of this slideshow (total silence until then).

I think it’s good enough to go national – enjoy!

http://www.shschicago.org/shs-video/shs-video.html